A select group of U.S. CEOs, including Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Tim Cook of Apple, and Elon Musk, accompany President Donald Trump in Beijing. The goal of the summit with Xi Jinping is clear: reduce trade barriers and open the Chinese market to U.S. companies, on issues ranging from artificial intelligence to geopolitical stability.
The long shadow of CUDA and Nvidia chips in the Chinese ecosystem 🌐
Jensen Huang, born in Taiwan, is no newcomer. Since 2011, his company has collaborated with Chinese universities to teach the use of CUDA, a key software for parallel computing. Additionally, Nvidia supplies chips to giants like Baidu, Tencent, and Alibaba. This symbiotic relationship means any trade restrictions affect both sides, creating a delicate dance between innovation and geopolitics.
The summit where everyone wants a piece of the Beijing pie 🥧
Seeing Tim Cook, Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk smiling alongside Trump and Xi is like a movie scene where the villains ally to split the loot. While Trump talks about barriers, the CEOs dream of selling more iPhones, chips, and electric cars. The funny thing is, in the end, China already has what it needs: the technology and the market. So, who is courting whom?